Bluebeard

About “Bluebeard”

Bluebeard, the Autobiography of Rabo Karabekian is a 1987 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It is told from the perspective of Rabo Karabekian, a fictional Abstract Expressionist painter. The story covers the later years of his life and features a character who first appeared in Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions (1973). The novel's title and some elements of its plot reference the fairy tale of Bluebeard, though the connection is minimal and only mentioned once by the character. Vonnegut uses the story to explore themes of art, identity, and personal history. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)